Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.

    nachvollziehen, zurückverfolgen

  2. (transitive)To go back over something, usually in an attempt at rediscovery.

    He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.

    to go back over again

  3. (intransitive)To undergo retracement.

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Did you try retracing your steps?

    deHast du mal versucht, deine Schritte zurückzuverfolgen?

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  2. Tom retraced his steps.

    ruТом вернулся той же дорогой.

    deTom verfolgte seine Spuren zurück.

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  3. We retraced our steps.

    deWir verfolgten unsere Schritte zurück.

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  4. Tom walked backwards, retracing his steps.

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  5. Tom and Mary retraced their steps.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to trace again:

Origin

From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.

From French retracer, from Middle French retracier.

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Forms

retraces, retracing, retraced, retraced
Base formretrace · to retrace
3rd person singularretraces
Present participleretracing
Past simpleretraced
Past participleretraced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyretrace
he, she, itretraces

Past simpleLesson

all personsretraced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave retraced
he, she, ithas retraced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill retrace

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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